love2read Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 that opened up on the side so you could pour milk in and eat right out of the box? Sigh, the good ol' days before microwaves when fast food was a cereal box that doubled as a bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) They still sell the little boxes of cereal--one of my local stores carries them but they're pricey. We used to beg for them to take camping when we were little. I don't know if you still can slit the sides to use as a bowl. I think there was a foil like pouch inside. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001M1YYWG/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000CS9ZUG&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=04SR2NSND0PYRKCEM6G2 Here's a commercial for Kellogg's Snack Packs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0CIG_JWOpI Edited March 31, 2012 by Pippen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amey311 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I can remember doing it, and ahve done it with my kids. The waxed paper lining the box was enough to hold the milk for the time it took to eat the cereal (assuming you don't have long lingering eaters :) ). The Corn Pops always came in foil rather than waxed paper to keep them from going stale and sticking together (thank you, wikipedia ). I know they used to have slight perforation or dotted lines for cutting on some of the smaller boxes, but I don't know if they still do. Santa put one of the assorted packs in each kid's stocking this year (well, next to it). Santa's always looking for ways to help mom and dad sleep in a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Education Explorers Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 We used to take them camping as well. Sigh! I loved them! My mom buys them for her grandchildren when we come for a visit. It is a huge treat for the kids. They don't have the perforation any more. I looked all over the box when I was taking the trip down memory land. My kids ask for them, but I say, "No." I want there to be special things that they cherish which they only get at Grammy's. So little individual cereal boxes and Coke Floats are off-limits at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I used to buy them to take camping when my kids were small. No perforations, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 No fond memories here--- my mom never let us have them :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photo Ninja Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 We ate them, but only when we were camping. My parents had specific foods that could only be eaten when camping: those little boxes of cereal (and I loved opening them and pouring milk into the box!), instant oatmeal, Tang, Hamburger Helper and chili. I never understood their reasoning on the other foods, but I knew even as a child that those little boxes of cereal cost a lot more than regular sized boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 They're still available everywhere. We take them to Disney World so we can eat a quick breakfast in our hotel room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 They still have them but they are way too small for my kids. They'd each eat 4 of them before they felt like they had a proper breakfast! And they'd still be hungry. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Here's the single serve kind you can pour milk into. They're plastic with a peel-back top (foil?). There are other brands of cereals that come this way. They probably don't make the boxes so you can pour the milk in anymore, since they make these plastic ones. I don't know if the boxes come with bags or not, but I don't see any indication you can pour milk in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I like these MUCH better.....no worrying about cutting correctly. We had these at the school I worked in (probably still do) for breakfast every day. Dawn Here's the single serve kind you can pour milk into. They're plastic with a peel-back top (foil?). There are other brands of cereals that come this way. They probably don't make the boxes so you can pour the milk in anymore, since they make these plastic ones. I don't know if the boxes come with bags or not, but I don't see any indication you can pour milk in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I like these MUCH better.....no worrying about cutting correctly. We had these at the school I worked in (probably still do) for breakfast every day. Dawn They have them at a Sunday breakfast buffet we sometimes go to. Our kids rarely take one, but it's the only time they ever do get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 No fond memories here--- my mom never let us have them :D She must not have taken you camping then. ;););) One of my least favorite camping cereal memories was of eating Special K with lukewarm canned evaporated milk on it, :tongue_smilie: somewhere around Marble, Colorado. Back in those days, when the ice ran out, we made do without trips into town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Don't feel bad, I never had them either. I didn't grow up in the US though. Dawn No fond memories here--- my mom never let us have them :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 They were extra-delicious when eaten in a hotel room in my pajamas. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 We ate them, but only when we were camping. My parents had specific foods that could only be eaten when camping: those little boxes of cereal (and I loved opening them and pouring milk into the box!), instant oatmeal, Tang, Hamburger Helper and chili. I never understood their reasoning on the other foods, but I knew even as a child that those little boxes of cereal cost a lot more than regular sized boxes. We had parents of the same " school". We thought all that stuff was better because we only got it on camping trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon in TN Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 No fond memories here--- my mom never let us have them :D :iagree: but, the YMCA day camp I went to for the summer had them sometimes and that was where I ate them from the box with milk. Loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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